I don't care if Godzilla is about to attack . . . submitting to fascism is always a bad idea.

Moreover, I heard years ago in college that people were debating dropping a nuclear bomb on the Isthmus of Panama (the little spit of land which separates the Pacific ocean from the Carribean), in order to join the two oceans and so - hypothetically - curb the effects of global warming.

These proposals are insane. They would cause unimaginable damage to human health, and could very well destabilize climate in a manner we haven't foreseen.

Whether you believe in man-made global warming or not, it is vital that we all use our heads and stop our government from doing anything crazy and destructive in the name of protecting us from global warming.

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"Now, "government scientists are studying the feasibility of sending nearly microscopic particles of specially made glass into the Earth's upper atmosphere to try to dampen the effects of 'global warming.' "

Do not panic. This is what happens naturally every time a large volcano blows its top several times a century.

They are right, one should use it in a controlled manner, if it is needed. At the moment it is not, since the warming has stopped. If it starts again, or more to the point, if it becomes runaway, why not some "artificial volcanoe" manmade effects?

Actually I put my money on the solar scientists who predice a cooling the next thirty years, so all this is unnecessary. It is good that it is studied though.

Instead of spending countless billions to study kooky ideas to combat global warming and consider taxing us trillions more, why not spend a little more on developing and coverting to the cheaper and cleaner nuclear power that recent technological advances have made available. That's got to be better than facism, and it has the potential benefit of lowering my electric bill. Of course to the best of my knowledge Al Gore has not invested in any companies that would benefit to a switch to newer and cleaner nuclear power. Guess that rules out that possibility.